Thank you to all of you who attended conferences! I appreciate that you took time out of your busy day to talk with me about your child’s progress. It was nice to have the opportunity to get to know everyone a little better!
We have had a fun month with a lot of learning opportunities! The students are really enjoying our unit on health, nutrition, and exercise! Hopefully, they have come home and shared some interesting facts that they have learned. Either next week or the following week, Ms. Denise, who is a para in another class by day and a gymnastics instructor by evening, is going to bring in equipment from her gym and the students will get a chance to try it all out.
Home-School Connections: Please continue to read nightly with your child. Not only is it a great learning time, but the students love getting a prize from the treasure box for bringing in their completed reading log. We are having fun learning about Pete’s adventures from the students who have taken him home for the weekend. If you haven’t had a chance to have Pete at your home yet, don’t worry-everyone will get to take him home at some point during the school year.
Our Big Idea for Math for the month of November is Counting. Some ideas of things you can do at home to work on this skill are:
-Sing songs and play games that involve counting.
-Play board games with paths to move along by counting spaces.
– Make a number puzzle – Correct Number Sequence
http://handsonaswegrow.com/two-for-one-cracker-box-number-puzzles/
STEM Profile of the Month: Empathetic
“I am learning to put myself in someone else’s place so I can better understand them.”
Books to encourage empathy:
Zen Shorts by Jon J. Muth
The Friendship Quilt by Cecil Kim
Canned Food Drive: We are having a canned food drive starting November 9th – 20th to support the Carbon Valley Help Center. We need non-perishable foods that have not expired. Ongoing needs include: Beans, Macaroni & Cheese, Canned Fruit, Pasta & Rice, Canned Meat, Canned Soup & Stews, Canned Vegetables, Peanut Butter, Cereal…etc.
2nd Annual Spark! Discovery Preschool Book and Toy Drive
Help us put a smile on the face of a child! Drop off any new, unwrapped book or toy from Friiday, November 6 to Friday, December 11 at Spark! Staff will help to distribute items to children in need from our school. Help us to TAKE ACTION in our local community!
Enrichment Classes
Happy Hands Pottery: Tuesday November3, 2015 from 3:10-4:00pm (cost $25.00)
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Thursday October 29th, 2015
Shapes Bingo: Thursday November 5th, 2015 from 3:10-4:00pm (cost $5.00)
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Monday November 2, 2015
Crafternoon: Thursday November 12, 2015 from 3:10-4:00pm (cost $10.00)
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Friday November 6, 2015
Magnet Adventures: Tuesday November 17, 2015 from 3:15-4:00pm (cost $10.00)
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Thursday November 12, 2015
Register online at: https://stvrain.revtrak.net/tek9.asp?pg=rw_program_reg
For more information about enrichment classes, please contact Crystal Kauder at [email protected] or 720.652.7907
Important Dates
November 6-December 12: Book and Toy Drive
November 9-20: Canned food drive
November 12: PTO-sponsored PJ Day-bring $1.00 and wear your pajamas to school
November 12: PTO meeting (6:00-7:30)
November 16: Photo re-takes
November 23-November 27: Thanksgiving Break-NO SCHOOL